The phrase "agreement blown" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in informal contexts to indicate that an agreement has been disrupted or invalidated, but it lacks clarity.
Example: "After the unexpected turn of events, it was clear that the agreement was blown and we needed to renegotiate."
Alternatives: "agreement nullified" or "agreement shattered".
And then secondly... we can't just have the Negroes not running around the city and then have that agreement blow up because... the other remedy we have under that condition then is to send legislation up to the Congress this week as our response to that action happening".
There were no consultations before the announcement and critics accused the Taiwanese government of striking another "black box" agreement with China, a reference to the row over a cross-straits trade agreement which blew up into a major protest movement a year ago.
The fiscal-cliff agreement could still be blown up by the House, which would not be out of character.
Manfred, who answered questions yesterday on a conference call with reporters in the absence of Commissioner Bud Selig, was simply putting Major League Baseball's "relatively low" spin on the steroid issue -- which it finally had to confront in last year's collective bargaining agreement after Caminiti blew the whistle on everybody, including himself, in an article in Sports Illustrated.
Speaker John Boehner was one of the "yes" votes, after a full day of G.O.P. theatrics in which it looked, for a time, like the House had blown up the agreement.
The agreement reached on the growth and stability pact, especially, has blown away the last few clouds and made the prospects for monetary union even brighter.
By the way, when using consulting attorneys on a matter that is being handled in non-evaluative mediation, I strongly advise that you get referrals from the mediator because those same attorneys who are uncomfortable with this type of mediation will blow up agreements that work perfectly well for the participants themselves.
When the Soviets ended the agreement in 1961, the U.S. blew a 1,280-foot-wide 1,280-foot-wide 1,280-foot-wideith a 104-kiloton bomb.
Months of further negotations, due diligence, ironing out the details and mocking up the definitive agreement ensue – and then everything blew up at the last minute anyway.
